A Terrible Beauty An Exploration of the Positive Role of Violence in Culture, Life and Society |
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| Author:
| Whiteson, Leon |
| ISBN: | 978-0-88962-717-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2000 |
| Publisher: | Mosaic Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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An explosive and timely topic! This book explore the various aspects of violence from historical, cultural, literary and personal perspectives. Whiteson argues that what sex was to the nineteenth century, violence is to the 20th century -- a fact of existence but banished to a netherworld.
An explosive and timely topic! This book explore the various aspects of violence from historical, cultural, literary and personal perspectives. Whiteson argues that what sex was to the nineteenth century, violence is to the 20th century -- a fact of existence but banished to a netherworld.